Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Operator: EFEO
Established: 1995
Premises: National Museum of Malaysia

Head : Daniel Perret

École française d’Extrême-Orient
Jabatan Muzium dan Antikuiti Malaysia
Jalan Damansara
50566 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Tel +60 3 22 82 62 55
Fax +60 3 22 82 72 94
daniel.perret@efeo.net

Kuala Lumpur

The geographical disposition of the Malay peninsula, between continental Southeast Asia and the Indonesian archipelago, makes it an important point of contact between cultures. The Centre emphasises the importance of research on Malay societies and the study of the Cham people.

Principal activities

  • Study of historical and cultural relations between the Malay world and Indochina
  • Research on Cham literature
  • Ancient history and archaeology of the western Malay world